BibSonomy
BibSonomy is a free web and API service for managing scientific publications and bookmarks, collaborating with colleagues, and finding research material.
What BibSonomy is
BibSonomy is a free web and API service for managing scientific publications and bookmarks, collaborating with colleagues, and finding research material. Publication records can include BibTeX fields such as entry type, citation key, title, authors or editors, and year. Users apply their own tags, with tag recommenders suggesting keywords. Posts can be public, private, shared with friends, or limited to research-group members; publication records also allow private comments visible only to the account holder. BibSonomy offers full-text search, duplicate detection, and a browser extension, but has no mobile apps. Its WordPress plugin can publish blog posts to BibSonomy and add bookmarks, publications, and tags to WordPress content through the API. The service has been available since 2006 and is headquartered in Germany. HTTP access is disabled, and non-encrypted requests are redirected to HTTPS. The maker’s blog directs users who have extension problems to [email protected].
Good
- Publication records support BibTeX fields.
- Posts can be limited to friends or research groups.
- Includes full-text search and duplicate detection.
- WordPress plugin uses the service API.
Watch out
- No mobile apps.
- No web archiving.
Who it suits
BibSonomy suits people organizing research publications and bookmarks, especially those who want to tag and share records with colleagues. Its WordPress integration may also suit users who include publication or bookmark material in WordPress content.
Verdict
BibSonomy brings publication and bookmark management together with tagging, visibility controls, and WordPress integration. It is a web and API service rather than a mobile app offering.
Plans and prices
From BibSonomy's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Not stated |
The facts
Each one read from BibSonomy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- BibSonomy provides an API used by its WordPress integration.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes BibSonomy as a service for managing scientific publications and bookmarks and collaborating with colleagues.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Private notes
- Publication records support private comments that only the user can see.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Publication records
- Publication entries can include BibTeX fields such as entry type, citation key, title, authors or editors, and year.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BibSonomy helps users manage publications and bookmarks, collaborate with colleagues, and find research material.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker’s blog directs users to contact [email protected] about problems with extensions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Tags
- Users can tag posts with freely chosen keywords, and tag recommenders suggest tags for posts.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Transport security
- A BibSonomy post says HTTP access was disabled and non-encrypted requests are redirected to HTTPS.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Visibility controls
- Posts can be public, private, visible to friends, or restricted to members of a research group.checked 5 Oct 2026
- WordPress integration
- The WordPress plugin can publish blog posts to BibSonomy and embed bookmarks, publications, and tags in WordPress content.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
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